The government published on Sunday the decree setting the terms of eligibility and validity of the exceptional energy check for the year 2022, the automatic dispatch of which will begin from the end of the month, over a period spread over approximately 8 weeks, for helping 12million households pay their bills.
This decree, which will come into force on Monday, implements the allocation of an exceptional energy check for 2022 for 12 million households and sets the terms of use and acceptance of the voucher.
Who will benefit from the exceptional check?
Distributed since 2018, an energy check is paid once a year in the spring to some six million low-income households, to which is added this exceptional check for 2022 from 100,200 euros which will be sent automatically to beneficiaries from the end of the month, reaching a total of 12 million households. The dispatch of this exceptional check will be spread over a period of approximately eight weeks, the Minister for Energy Transition told AFP.
Compared to the classic energy check, this decree extends the expiry date of the exceptional energy check by an additional year. Energy suppliers are only required to accept the exceptional energy check in payment until March 31, 2024, and it can only be presented for reimbursement until May 31, 2024, the decree states.
100 or 200 euros?
The amount of the check is set at 200 euros for households whose annual reference tax income per consumption unit is less than 10,800 euros and 100 euros for households whose annual reference tax income per consumption unit is greater than or equal to 10800 euros and lower 17400 eurosfurther specifies the same text.
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On September 14, the government announced the payment of these exceptional checks in the context of rising energy prices. To preserve the purchasing power of households, the government has limited the increase in the regulated tariffs for the sale of electricity and gas 15% in 2023. In the absence of this tariff shield measure, the increase should have been 120%emphasizes Bercy.
In addition, and also subject to means testing, a fuel check for 100,200 euros and aid of 50,200 euros for those heating with wood were also announced at the end of 2022.
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